Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Fringed Candleflame Lichen

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Candelaria fibrosa

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Fringed Candleflame Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Fringed Candleflame Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Candelariomycetes (Candelariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Candelariales (Candelariales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Candelariaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Candelaria
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Candelaria fibrosa

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Candleflame Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Fringed Candleflame Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Candleflame Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

The Bergmans’s Fruit Bat (Scotonycteris bergmansi) is a species in the genus Scotonycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.